NewsJunkie

NewsJunkie is a news app that keeps you updated on global events. Search for specific topics and get curated news articles. Personalized recommendations ensure you stay informed and discover new stories. Stay connected with the News app for accurate and up-to-date news coverage.

Tech Stack: NodeJS, Express

API: https://newsapi.org/

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Getting Started

For development, you would need Node.js installed in your enviornment.

Node

• Node installation

  Just go on official Node.js website and download the installer. Also, be sure to have git available in your PATH, npm might need it (You can find git here).

If the installation was successful, you should be able to run the following command.

$ node --version
v8.11.3

$ npm --version
6.1.0

If you need to update npm, you can make it using npm! Cool right? After running the following command, just open again the command line and be happy.

$ npm install npm -g

After installing node:

To get the Node server running locally:

• Clone this repo

• On the command line, navigate to the root directory of your package. cd /path/to/package.

• Initialise the npm by running the following command

  npm init 
  

• After initialising npm, you would need to install express using npm. To install express using npm use the following command

  npm install express
  

• After installing express, you can start the express server using the following command

  node server.js
  

• After starting the server, you should get a message - "Example app listening on port 8080" and your app should be now running at localhost:8080

Dependencies

• expressjs: The server for handling and routing HTTP requests

Application Structure

• server.js - The entry point to our application. This file defines our express server.